Let’s not let this be your life tonight,” he says. “Let’s get back in the car and pretend we’re driving away because we want to... not because we need to. We can pretend I’m taking you somewhere amazing... somewhere you’ve always wanted to go. You can snuggle up to me and we can talk about how excited we are and we’ll talk about everything we’ll do when we get there. We can talk about the important stuff later. But tonight... let’s not let this be your life.
I smile, loving how his words feel against my skin. Inside my heart.
Maybe that’s the root of a lot of family issues. It isn’t actually the issues people are hung up about for so long. It’s that no one has the courage to take the first step in talking about the issues.
I’ve never needed to wrap my arms around someone more than I do right now, and I’d give anything to have her here with me. To just be able to press my face in her hair and feel her arms around my waist, her hands on my back. There isn’t a single thing in this world that could comfort me like she could, but I didn’t tell her that. I couldn’t.
I was wondering how the old Silas ever broke through your hard exterior.” She laughs. “What makes you think he did?” I would smile again, but I don’t think I’ve stopped. “You saw the video, Charlie. You loved him.” I pause for a second, then rephrase. “Me. You loved me.” ” She loved you,” Charlie says, and then smiles. “I’m not even sure if I like you yet.
Goals are achieved through discomfort and hard work.
He presses his mouth to mine and kisses me with so much emotion, I forget all the things. Everything. I forget where I am. Who I am.
She rolls her eyes again, but laughs this time. “You probably have callouses from jerking off too much.” I hold up my right hand. “But they’re on both hands, not just my left.” “Ambidextrous,” she deadpans.
I may not remember her, but I sure as hell still feel her.
And people like my father are the problem. Instead of helping others, people use the worst-case scenarios to excuse their own selfishness and greed.
Of course I want to succeed, but at this point I’m not even sure if that matters. I had a dream and I busted my ass to make it come true. Whatever happens after today is just icing on the cake.
Do you have any idea how many doors I’ve knocked on to find you?
Your emotions and reactions are valid, Merit. Don’t let anyone tell you any different. You’re the only one who feels them.
You don’t know what it’s like to give up your entire life for someone.
Most people come to New York to be discovered. The rest of us come here to hide.
You are so, so beautiful, Auburn. Everywhere. Every part of you. On the outside, on the inside, when you’re beneath me, on top of me, painted on a canvas.
But I would never want to be with anyone because I had to beg.
We want to find someone who believes in us. Who will take our side and make us feel less lonely.
Everyone deserves another chance. Especially the people who mean the most to you.
She’s so confusing. She’s so frustrating. She’s so damn unpredictable. She’s nothing I’ve ever wanted in a girl. And absolutely everything I need.